(February 5, 2019 at 1:31 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: I saw Sherrod Brown talk with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press this weekend, and found him well-spoken and interesting. I would certainly vote for him if he won the Democratic nomination.
However, he doesn't seem to have a very impressive presence. He tilted his head when he talked, and his voice was gravelly enough to be annoying to listen to. That's superficial of course, but not unimportant when running for high office. He needs to polish his act.
Yep, the man's got no flash. But I sort of like that. We're looking for a leader, and not a television show personality. To this day I have not been able to get over my ex girlfriend saying that she refused to vote for Al Gore because she thought that he was boring. This expectation that our leaders should have celebrity personalities is a real problem. I think that it cost Al Gore the election in 2000, and it gives us Ronald Reagans and Donald Trumps in the Oval Office.
So maybe Sherrod shouldn't polish his act and his frumpy appearance can become an antidote to politicians who wrap themselves in flashy packaging. He has never lost a race, despite his frumpy image and cheap suits. And he didn't win those races in an area where being a Democrat gave him an advantage.
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